Top 8
Bronte and his opponent made their way on to the stage.
The stage wasn't repaired. After the damage Sam has done to it, it was left just like that. As Ivar said, it is mere there for the sake of it, it doesn't dictate any boundaries. Bronte took out his daggers and he activated partial fusion.
He made the first move.
As Sam expected, Bronte and his opponent are evenly matched and this made the match more exciting for the spectators. However, everyone could see that the fight is slowly leaning towards Bronte. He is not faster than his opponent, he was not stronger than his opponent and his energy reserves are not higher than his opponent.
He doesn't have any special weapon like Thor, but they all noticed one specific thing he had.
The fight IQ.
He showed an exceptional fight IQ. When you are evenly matched with your opponent in all aspects, that is what makes a difference. How well you use all your weapons and Bronte did an excellent job.